If Nassim Taleb Really Does Like Negative Reviews, Then He Should Read This Articlehttp://www.businessinsider.com/review-antifragile-by-nassim-taleb-2012-11/comments
en-usWed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500Tue, 03 Mar 2015 15:23:20 -0500David Runcimanhttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/50b08e6decad045241000008Nicholas MacDonaldSat, 24 Nov 2012 04:07:57 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50b08e6decad045241000008
"I am pretty sure people will still be reading Taleb's two previous books in 10 years' time. But I'd be surprised if they are still reading this one."
I'm going to assume you're talking about Fooled by Randomness and The Black Swan; his last two books were actually The Black Swan and The Bed of Procrustes, and while the latter was certainly an enjoyable piece of work (IMHO), it was also extremely self-indulgent and reached Nietzschean levels of pretension.
Still, I think I'll need to read this one for myself.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50acea6c6bb3f79d56000014mikej77Wed, 21 Nov 2012 09:51:24 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50acea6c6bb3f79d56000014
Mr. Runciman can write his own book refuting Mr. Taleb rather than listing his personal preferences as to "ideas". Someone once said you should never read books you disagree with because it only confuses you. Do you recall the original quote and author?
In any case Mr. Runciman has certainly sold another book for Mr. Taleb- I think I will buy it today! *** Just got it from Amazon and just that fast.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50ace31eeab8eacb3500001cNikolaiWed, 21 Nov 2012 09:20:14 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50ace31eeab8eacb3500001c
Oh how lovely, someone who completely misses the point. Thanks for that.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50ace2ccecad048664000014Dear JournalistWed, 21 Nov 2012 09:18:52 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50ace2ccecad048664000014
Admit it, you didn't get it did you?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50acdbb06bb3f7953c000006jjWed, 21 Nov 2012 08:48:32 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50acdbb06bb3f7953c000006
Taleb is a moron. The funniest part of this ridiculous book is that he's giving diet and exercise advice. Has this giant fatso looked in the mirror?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50acd8e4ecad043d51000006mikej77Wed, 21 Nov 2012 08:36:36 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50acd8e4ecad043d51000006
Read books for yourself, there is no need or use for "reviewers" so lay them all off. Mr. Taleb is one of the most talented minds you could ever hope to be exposed to.
If you have not read Black Swan at least once by now it will help modernize your thinking.
One point is that people are not rational most of the time and NEVER rational in their collective behavior.
The entire post WWII thrust of Idealism with respect to Human Nature was always insufficient and now decades out of date.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50acd46d69bedd4b51000025holtWed, 21 Nov 2012 08:17:33 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50acd46d69bedd4b51000025
solipsistic--what the does that mean?